The author with a beautiful bronzeback pulled through the ice.
Our bait shop friends across the state are having a hard time keeping shiners in stock. Interest in all things fishing remains exceptionally high and hardwater is hardly immune.
Come spring most anglers thoughts in these parts turn toward the salt and who can blame them? Ice fishing however represents more than just a way to while away the winter, it gives anglers an opportunity to catch some pretty special freshwater species. White and yellow perch, smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie, pickerel and trout are just not in the offing for many once April kicks in!
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By Devra First and Kara Baskin Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated February 11, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
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A month ago,
The Boston Globe launched Project Takeout, encouraging you to get food to go that you can afford from local, independent restaurants. Takeout doesnât just support these small businesses, it supports those they employ. Pre-pandemic, 1 in 10 Massachusetts jobs was located within the four walls of a restaurant.
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Massachusetts Fishing Report – December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
Hawgs such as this one caught by eleven-year-old Michael Morrill should soon be fair game through the ice!
My shop owner friends from Plymouth to Plum Island have all echoed the same opinion this year – Covid 19 has converted more to angling than any time in memory. For those new to the sport or for those simply looking to stay active, it’s increasingly looking as if ice fishing has to be on your agenda.
Your ally in hardwater pursuits are the small business owners who own tackle shops throughout the Bay State. For a peak into their pro perspective I’ve dusted off some of their best bets through the years!
Massachusetts Fishing Report – December 10, 2020
Most are taking advantage of open water and willing trout!
For hardwater junkies, skim ice and frozen puddles (however fleeting) have been a tease about what hopefully is just around the corner. In the blink of an eye water bodies could “catch” and open water will have to wait until spring. With that in mind it might be a good idea to get in your casting licks now while you can.
Massachusetts Fishing Report
The best open water options according to Pete from
Belsan Bait and Tackle in Scituate remain trout ponds from Plymouth through the Cape, however, there is always the possibility of hooking mackerel off Cedar Point. Your chances of hooking a special trout from shore will continue to improve as water bodies “turnover” which happens when the surface dips to 39 degrees, sinks and dissolves the thermocline resulting in a flushing out of deeper water holdover trout (and bait). Several years ago I witnessed just such a phe